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[7] Measured drawing of details copied from an Italian source
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Reference number
SM 45/5/2
Purpose
[7] Measured drawing of details copied from an Italian source
Aspect
Detail of helix of a Corinthian capital from the Temple of Tivoli
Scale
to a scale of Roman palmi (see note below)
Inscribed
as above and dimensions given
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, some hatching on laid paper (476 x 293)
Hand
Soane
Watermark
J Whatman
Notes
Chastely drawn in outline with a fine pen, these details are carefully marked with their dimensions. No scale is given and it impossible to deduce it from the marked dimensions. For example, a detail marked 2" measures 1 7/8 inches and it seems that the drawing was made to a non-English scale, probably Roman palmi. Previously listed as a copy from drawings by George Dance, in fact, these details were copied from another, presumably, Italian source. A comparison with Dance's extant drawings of the Temple of Vesta reveals that some details shown here are not found among his studies.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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